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Miles Plumlee vs Draymond Green-- Who would you have chosen?

For the past week, rumor had it that we were going to select Draymond Green with the 26th pick in the draft. A lot of posters (myself included) were angry at the fact that Bird would pick such a small, un-athletic player for our frontcourt. Basically, If we were going to go big, we needed someone that was athletic, could run the floor, and could play defense and rebound.

Green was there for the taking at pick #26, and the Pacers (surprisingly) selected Miles Plumlee instead.

In retrospect, we picked up a player that fills a need on this team, but would you have rather taken Draymond instead??

Both of these guys were four year players, yet are polar opposites on the basketball court.

Green is skilled, has a high bball I.Q, but lacks the size and athleticism of your typical NBA Forward.

Plumlee on the other hand has all the size and athleticism in the world, yet he lacks in the skill and basketball I.Q department, and does not have any type of offensive repertoire to speak of.

Re: Miles Plumlee vs Draymond Green-- Who would you have chosen?

I agree. He at least has an NBA body and athleticism (according to combine numbers). Maybe Pacers can teach him how to play Basketball. Green seems to be a good kid with skills, but I don't believe he will be able to overcome his physical shortcomings to be anything more than a very deep bench guy.

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Re: Miles Plumlee vs Draymond Green-- Who would you have chosen?

I'm not crazy about these two options, but I'd pick Plumlee between these choices. Although Green is far more skilled, I am fairly confident that Draymond Green is also going to be limited to a role player at best regardless of what he does. Green's weaknesses are in areas that cannot be improved much (speed, athleticism, size). Plumlee seems like quite a reach for 26, but he at least can learn how to improve his shot and defense, and even if he doesn't improve as much as I'd like, he can still be a role player like Green and grab a few rebounds. Plumlee also fits our positional needs a bit better, as he should be able to back up the PF and C positions. I'm not completely sure Green even has a definite position.

I really hope the Pacers put in the effort to develop Plumlee's skills right away. Trying to guard Hibbert in practice should help as well. If he is dedicated and spends the offseasons trying to improve, he can at least be a contributor. To be brutally honest, both guys look like they will be the 10th to 12th or worse player on an NBA team. Plumlee at least has a chance to move up a spot or so if he works at it.

Re: Miles Plumlee vs Draymond Green-- Who would you have chosen?

Hard not to appreciate Draymond Green...but he's a different kind of player. He doesn't really even have a position in the NBA, which means it would be really hard to start him.

Pulmlee is not going to have the kind of impact draymond green should have as a 6th or 7th man...but if you're looking for a guy that can plug and play in the starting lineup in case of injury, Plumlee has more value there.

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Re: Miles Plumlee vs Draymond Green-- Who would you have chosen?

Plumlee. I just don't see how Green's game would translate to the pros.

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Re: Miles Plumlee vs Draymond Green-- Who would you have chosen?

Re: Miles Plumlee vs Draymond Green-- Who would you have chosen?

LOL these poll results are a joke right? Do you guys even watch basketball??? Curious as to when people stopped caring about legitimate basketball skill and iq and started solely focusing on athleticism.

Re: Miles Plumlee vs Draymond Green-- Who would you have chosen?

LOL these poll results are a joke right? Do you guys even watch basketball??? Curious as to when people stopped caring about legitimate basketball skill and iq and started solely focusing on athleticism.

Plumlee is a Pacer. Green is not. This is hardly a fair poll question a day after the draft.

Ask any fan base less than 24 hours later about their draft pick vs. a guy they didn't draft. I'm not even saying there's anything wrong with that.

You could probably get similar results in a pistons forum if you asked them to decide now between anthony davis and andre drummond.

the nice part of being a fan on draft night is everybody is a winner until proven otherwise.